Red Nest Hostel Valencia Reviews

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88%

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2169 Total Reviews

89%Value For Money

89%Security

96%Location

89%Staff

80%Atmosphere

86%Cleanliness

84%Facilities

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97%

I really recommend this. Good location, nice and spacious common areas and rooms. Nice atmohphere in the hostel and all the facilities. Best relation quality-price.

Normal, clean, not far from stuff. The only negatives were - I didn't get my 5€ room key deposit back. The morning receptionist woke me up to let me know I could sleep 30 minutes more so I couldn't actually sleep, and then she didn't come back to see if I was out - and i chatted with my roomate until 13:00 - I could have just slept! The other receptionist were nice, kitchen is a cool place. The bed situation a little confusing - no numbers where they should be. But a nice place in general.

Hi.
Is not possible that you didn't get your money back. Maybe there was a confusion, because we just ask 5€ when we sell the locks...so maybe you didn't understand each other at the reception. The check out is at 11, so if we woke you up it was because of we needed to clean the room...and we dind't charged any late check out when you left the room TWO hours later...sorry, but we don't understand your complain.
best regards,
Juan

91%

Just spent one night here. All fine except a fair amount of noise from the street. There was a spacious bathroom. Must be sufficient for all people if hostel is full.

Hello!
I am very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay in the Red Nest !!
Unfortunatelly there is nothing we can do about the noise coming from the street.
Regards, Joanna

83%

The hostel location is amazing. It's a bit older but it was always very clean which was great. The staff is hit or miss, though. You can definitely tell who wants to be there and who doesn't. I imagine it'd be much better during the summer time.

Hello!
Thank you for your comment! We are now finishing the low season and beginning to have more people in the hostel full so the athmosphere is getting better every week :)
We don't have age limitation on the hostel, because we want everybody to feel welcome here. Anyway, we try our best to put people at the same ages to same rooms.
Have a nice spring time!
Kind regards.
Saara

91%

Staff are very friendly and helpful; they go that extra mile to help you. I am English but learning Spanish but Staff can help you in both languages which was really helping my confdence to practice Spanish. Nothing I asked was too much trouble. Breakfast was good value; cheese and ham Toastie, toast and jam, coisants, tea, coffee and juice all for 3 euros. The beds are the BEST HOSTAL beds I've stayed in; confortable! Met some really nice people and very close to the city centre.

Hola!
Thank you so much for you friendly comment!
We are happy to hear that you had a nice stay with us!
Anytime you want to come back to Valencia, we will be waiting in Red Nest :)
Best regards from the whole reception

Hello!
Thank you for your comment.
We had a problem with the cold and hot water mixter, but now it's repaired it, so that won't happen anymore. There is hot water for everyone and all day long :)
We want to apologize about that!
Kind regards,
Saara

71%

Great location, friendly and helpful staff.
Shared bathroom was not very comfortable or enjoyable, but everything was quite clean. Our room was a little bit cold (no AC or heaters) but there were extra blankets. A pity they don't offer breakfast.
Not the best hostel in the world, but a good hostel and a great choice for a few days in Valencia, and definitely great value for money.

Hello!
Thank you for your comments! In Red Nest all rooms have shared bathroom, which is advised on the web sites. However, if you would prefer a private bathroom, in our sister hostel Purple Nest, we have rooms with private bathroom too. Next time you can try to book there.
We have AC/heaters in every room and we offer breakfast. We wish you had asked from us about these things so we could have advised you. :)
Kind regards,
Saara

91%

great hostel and friendlt staff. one suggestion: bring your own adaptator for elettronic devices cause the plug-in it's only the spanish one

Ciao!
Thank you for visiting us!
Thank you for your tip for other travelers! It's always recommendable to have your own adaptor with you when you travel!
Sunny greetings form Valencia!
Saara
Receptionist

100%

Had a great stay! Would recommend this hostel to anyone visiting Valencia!

Very good location and the staff were alway willing to help. Very clean and a big well equipped kitchen! The walking tour was very good fun . if I came back to Valencia I would stay there again. Totally recommended

Hi Ana,
It was very nice to met you. We'll welcome you everytime you'll come.
Best regards from Valencia and from the Staff.
Purple Nest Staff

86%

The kitchen is well equipped and laid out and the staff are kind and friendly. The decor is bizzare in places with 19th centrury stucco ceilings stained with cigarette smoked drapped with net curtains. The location is good with easy access to a large supermarket and within a short walk of the station. But beware of the Museum of Sciences - the archetecture is truly wonderful - breathtaking indeed. But the displays are pathetic - the standard of curration utterly abysmal.Not worth the money.

Hello!
Thank you for visiting us! It was a pleasure to meet you! :)
Our decoration in the hostel is quite modern, but the building is old so it's a mixture of diffrerent vibes. We hope it has something for everybody's taste!
Sunny greetings from Valencia!
Saara
Receptionist

80%

It was winter, so maybe it had something to do with thad, but as a solo traveler i didn't feel any intusiasm from the staff. They seemed to be bored, and for me it makes all the difference in a hostel.
The facilities were nice, tough, nothing to complain. Except for the bathroom, where you couldn't lock the doors while you were getting dressed.

Hey!
Thank you for you comment!
We want to apologize if you got the feeling that our staff was bored. It is true that now it's a low season and that might have affected but the most important job for us is to keep our clients happy and comfortable. We promise you that most of the times our staff has a big smile on their faces and they are really outgoing people. We apprecitate your honesty and take your comment seriously and will learn from it.
Sunny greetings from Valencia!
Saara

71%

The bed was terrible. Wifi not working inside the room. Not enough plugs. Though it's cheap.

Hello!
Thank you for leaving your opinion here. There are some spots in the building where the wifi doesn't reach, but it does work in most parts and in all common zones. We are aware about the problem of not having enough plugs in the room and we are currently trying to find a way to put more. Anyway, in our common zones we have plenty of plugs for everybody's use! :) We are wondering why you thought that the bad was terrible because our beds are new.
Kind regards,
Red Nest

Hey!
Thank you for your comment! We were happy that you passed by our hostel!
We wish you a happy New Year 2015!
Best regards form Red Nest

86%

The location of the hostel is really nice: you can explore the city centre by foot. In addition, there are a lot of points were you can hire a Valenbisi (bike) for a week (only €13 for 7 days), so you can bike to the beach!
The staff is very kind: we were welcomed with a sangria upon arrival! And you can ask them eveything! The first night, it was very cold (december), so we asked for an extra blanket, no problem!
I would definitely recommend this hostel to others.

Hello!
Dankje vell! Thank you for your comment It is important for us to know that you enjoyed your stay with us! That is the most important thing for us :)
We wish you merry Christmas and happy New Year!
Warm greetings form Red Nest

66%

The hostel is located not near to any metro/train station. Walking takes abt 30min to the station. Room is clean and nice. Heating is minimal but good enough for the small room. Toilet is ok but the hot water takes some time to come out so gotta let the water run for at least 5min before U can shower. Wifi is irregular, saw some ppl loitering on the stairs just to use the device... Overall the stay was alright if u are too demanding.

Hello,
Thank you for your comment!
The metro station Colón is 5 minutes away from the hostel. We wish you had told us that you had problems finding the closest metro station, so we could have helped! :)
We are very sorry if it took too long to have hot water from the shower. We will definitely check that!
The wifi works in most parts of the building. Often people use the wifi on the stairs in order to have more silent place to skype etc.
Best regards from Red Nest

77%

Not very social. Good place if you just want to chill out and sightsee. Showers were pretty average and not very clean!

Hello!
Thank you for your comment!
We are very sorry to hear that you though that our hostel was no very social. Now we are in low season so the hostel is not full every day. Anyway, we still continue organising walking tours, pub crawls and weekend dinners so that our guests have a good possibility to get to know each other and familiarize with local places and culture.
We will check the cleanlines of the showers, thank you for mentioning that.
Kind regards from Valencia